90 minutes watching a master baker's sourdough feeding videos and I'm a convert

I always thought the whole starter feeding schedule was just internet hype until I saw this guy in Portland show his process live with a kitchen scale and a thermometer. Now I realize I was half-assing it for years. Has anyone else had that moment where watching someone else's technique made you totally rethink your approach?

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calebc401d ago

Oh, I know exactly what you mean. It's funny how seeing someone do something the right way can make you realize you were just going through the motions. I think that happens with a lot of things in life, not just baking. We pick up habits from watching others or just guessing, and we never stop to question if there's a better way until we see a real expert at work. It's like when I finally watched a pro trim a tree and realized I'd been butchering my poor maples for years with a dull saw and bad cuts. Sometimes you just need to see the real deal to finally understand what you've been missing.

max2231d ago

Oh man, the tree trimming bit got me. I tried pruning my lemon tree last year after watching one YouTube video and ended up looking like I was trying to murder it. Three branches left and a weird zigzag shape. My neighbor still calls it the "Charlie Brown Christmas tree." Guess some of us have to learn the hard way that there's a big difference between knowing how to do something and actually being good at it, huh?

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